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SLC is gold sponsor at 2024 English for Healthcare conference
SLC is delighted to not only be one of the co-organisers of the 2024 English for Healthcare conference, but also a gold sponsor. This unique
April 11, 2024
Are you a nurse who’d love to live and work in the United States of America?
Whether you want California sunshine or the busy streets of New York, here’s your guide to getting a job in the USA.
Firstly, you must apply for a Registered Nurse Immigrant Visa, otherwise known as a ‘Green Card’, or H-1B visa. Find out how to apply here.
You also need a US-based employer that will vouch for you.
You can have your credentials validated by a non-profit organisation called CGFNS.
CGFNS (Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools) helps foreign healthcare professionals live and work in countries like the USA.
It provides the Credentials Evaluation Service (CES), a requirement in some states for foreign nurses.
You may then need to pass a licensure exam, known as the NCLEX, depending on the state in which you plan to work.
Eighteen states in the USA require an English Language Proficiency Report (you can see the list here).
You can add the report on to your CES if you want to work in those states.
The report requires you to either have the TOEFL iBT, or IELTS Academic.
You must have passed the test less than two years before you apply.
The CGFNS website states that it requires a ‘passing score’ in TOEFL or IELTS to confirm your English language proficiency.
This is generally assumed to be Band 7.
In addition, your test agency or centre must send the report directly to CGFNS.
You won’t be able to send it yourself.
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The US Health Service has recently added the OET to its list of recognised English tests for immigration.
You’ll need to pass the Occupational English Test with a Grade C+ or higher in Reading, Writing, and Listening.
For Speaking, you’ll need to get a Grade B or higher.
If you can do that, you’ll be eligible to apply for a visa to the US.
Want to pass the OET exam? We want to help!
SLC is the OET-accredited Premium Preparation Provider in Europe and is the leading provider of OET preparation services to the UK National Health Service.
SLC offers a wide range of OET Nursing preparation services, including self-study, tutoring, practice tests, and writing correction.
We are happy to help you with your IELTS or OET preparation to achieve your American dream and move to the United States.
If you have any questions or don’t know which course is best for you, we are here for you.
You can contact us by filling this form or giving us a call on +44 1273 900213
SLC is delighted to not only be one of the co-organisers of the 2024 English for Healthcare conference, but also a gold sponsor. This unique
SLC’s Managing Director, Chris Moore, is also a Trustee on the Board of Eaquals, the world’s leading international language education accreditation association, where he has
Many overseas care workers may therefore need language and communication support. However, those who attend local evening classes, for example, will find that lessons have a general focus and won’t target the kind of English they need to use for work.
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